I've got one, but it's mainly for back-up. Here in Houston, hurricanes and
tropical storms routinely knock out power to one portoin of the city or
another every couple years, and I wanted it for that. Since getting one,
however, I find I use my Radio Shack DX 402 a lot more. The digital tuner
is a lot more dependable than the analog in the FR200, and the two seem
equaly sensitive and selective (the first night I had the FR200 I picked up
Voice of Russia with no problems at all.) I would honestly recommend having
one of each. They both use AA's and neither takes up much room.

Dave


AbbN wrote in message
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Hi,

After this power failure I'm seriously thinking about getting one of these
since they only cost $50 here in Canada. I was lucky that my batteries in
my
DX-398 and 400PE were charged up and that we didn't go too long without
power. I suppose back up batteries may be cheaper but I'd like to hear any
opinions anyone may have of this thing.

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Thanks In Advance
Abb N
VE3003SWL
Windsor, Ontario, Canada